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Woman admits to money laundering, terrorist financing charges
Summary
At the Special Criminal Court, Carol Davis, 45, pleaded guilty to three counts of money laundering and terrorist financing for the period 2014‑2016. She admitted knowingly converting, using, transferring, taking possession of or handling money that was the proceeds of crime, via an EBS account in her own name. The plea covers the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2016. Davis is the second person to plead guilty in this case; the first was Jonathan Harding, 48, who pleaded guilty to five similar counts. Davis was remanded on bail until 9 November, while Harding was remanded in custody until the same date. The case involves 20 offences under Section 7 of the Criminal Justice Act 2010, of which three were accepted by the State for the specified period. The court will hear full facts in the case.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Woman admits to money laundering, terrorist financing charges. Charges or matters: the offences – on the basis that full facts will be heard in the case – that she knowingly or recklessly did convert, use, transfer, take possession or handle property, to wit money that is the proceeds of crime, between 1 January, 2014, and 31 December 2016, using an EBS account in her own name; five similar counts under the same Act; two counts of concealing or disguising the true nature of money in his bank accounts – one at AIB and the other at EBS – knowing that it was the proceeds of crime on dates in 2014 and 2015; three counts of the same offence in relation to another person's bank accounts in AIB, Band of Ireland and EBS on dates between 2014 and 2016. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- 1 January Incident
- 31 December 2016 Incident
- November 9 Adjournment
- 2014 to 2016 Other
- 2014 and 2015 Incident
- 2014 and 2016 Incident
- 2020-10-16 Publication
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: the offences – on the basis that full facts will be heard in the case – that she knowingly or recklessly did convert, use, transfer, take possession or handle property, to wit money that is the proceeds of crime, between 1 January, 2014, and 31 December 2016, using an EBS account in her own name; five similar counts under the same Act; two counts of concealing or disguising the true nature of money in his bank accounts – one at AIB and the other at EBS – knowing that it was the proceeds of crime on dates in 2014 and 2015; three counts of the same offence in relation to another person's bank accounts in AIB, Band of Ireland and EBS on dates between 2014 and 2016 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Ms Davis was remanded on bail to November 9 while Mr Harding was remanded in custody to the same date.
Accused
Charges: five similar counts under the same Act; two counts of concealing or disguising the true nature of money in his bank accounts – one at AIB and the other at EBS – knowing that it was the proceeds of crime on dates in 2014 and 2015; three counts of the same offence in relation to another person's bank accounts in AIB, Band of Ireland and EBS on dates between 2014 and 2016 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Ms Davis was remanded on bail to November 9 while Mr Harding was remanded in custody to the same date.
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
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